Crypto custodian appoints former Soc Gen Securities chief as chairman and CEO
London-based digital asset and fiat custodian Koine Finance to launch in Q2 this year.
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BitGo and Genesis team up for institutional crypto trading
Partnership will allow BitGo’s clients to execute buy and sell order with Genesis directly from cold storage.
Vontobel unveils ‘Digital Asset Vault’ for custody
Investment bank Vontobel has launched Digital Asset Vault to allow institutions to offer their clients an end-to-end service for digital assets.
Lendingblock partners with Vo1t to offer digital asset custody
Securities lending exchange for digital assets and custodian Vo1t to provide what they describes as a “military-grade cold storage capability”.
SGX and national regulator develop tokenised asset settlement
The Monetary Authority of Singapore and Singapore Exchange developed two Delivery versus Payment capabilities for the settlement of tokenised assets across different blockchain platforms.
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Standard Chartered targets crypto custody offering
Bank aims to create a ‘trusted investment environment’ for institutional investors.
CSDs offered huge role in supporting crypto assets
The involvement of CSDs in a governance and operational role could help increase trust of investors, and raise the quality of the crypto-trading ecosystem.
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Fund administrators step up to the crypto challenge
Fund administrators have begun offering crypto services to new funds, presenting the service providers with a whole new world of challenges.
BitGo gains crucial regulatory approval for custody offering
Approval means BitGo can offer institutional investors storage for digital assets that is more in line with traditional capital markets offerings.
Apex Clearing to support crypto investments by end of year
Apex Clearing will launch its new business Apex Crypto in the fourth quarter this year.